(Photo courtesy of PAGASA)
MANILA – Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 remains hoisted over Itbayat, Batanes as Typhoon Jenny moves westward towards southern Taiwan, the weather bureau said Wednesday.
Jenny was last tracked at 3 p.m. at 155 kilometers north northeast of Itbayat, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, gustiness of up to 190 kph, and moving westward at 15 kph.
Meanwhile, TCWS Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over the rest of Batanes and the northern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Calayan Is.).
TCWS No. 1 likewise remains hoisted over the rest of Babuyan Islands; the northern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Lal-Lo, Camalaniugan, Pamplona, Claveria, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Allacapan, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Lasam, and Gattaran); the northern portion of Apayao (Calanasan, Pudtol, Luna, Santa Marcela, and Flora); and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Piddig, Bangui, Vintar, Burgos, Pagudpud, Bacarra, Adams, Pasuquin, Carasi, Dumalneg, and Laoag City).
Batanes and Babuyan Islands will experience stormy weather, while mainland Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte will have rains with gusty winds.
A gale warning is also in effect for the coastal waters along the seaboards of Northern Luzon. Mariners of motor bancas and similarly-sized vessels are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea and, if possible, avoid navigating in these conditions, especially if inexperienced or operating ill-equipped vessels.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Jenny is forecast to move generally westward, and is expected to make landfall over the southern portion of Taiwan Thursday morning, then exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the afternoon or evening of the same day.
The trough of Typhoon Jenny will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the rest of Cagayan Valley, the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region and the rest of the Ilocos Region.
Meanwhile, the enhanced southwest monsoon or "habagat" will bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, the northern portion of Palawan, the rest of Central Luzon and the rest of Mimaropa.
The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon or localized thunderstorms.
Extreme Northern Luzon will experience strong wind conditions with rough seas, while the rest of Luzon will have moderate to strong winds with moderate to rough seas.
The Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate winds with slight to moderate seas. (PNA)
